Highlights

Advances in polymer synthesis have enabled access to a vast array of multiblock polymer architectures, with rich opportunities for designing multiple functionalities into a single self-assembled material.

Newly discovered “giant” spin Hall effect enables simple and efficient magnetic memory

Correlated motion provides new clues to the magnetic origin of high-temperature superconductivity Superconducting wires conduct electricity perfectly — without any energy losses — because each electron spontaneously bonds to a partner electron. The pairs then perform an intricate dance down the wire, never bumping into the walls or other pairs. Unfortunately,

Objective: A precise absolute magnetometer based on organic spintronics that is scalable to micron dimensions, has low cost and that is not adversely affected by environmental influences (temperature, air etc.). Approach: Integrated bipolar MEH-PPV device above magnetic field strip lines for magnetic resonant excitation. The B-field is measured through spin-dependent current changes under magnetic resonance. Results and Significance: For the p-conjugated polymer MEH-PPV, an ABSOLUTE sensitivity of

Objective: To develop and characterize new plasmonic metamaterials in the terahertz (THz) spectral range. Approach: Explore unconventional materials that are typically not suitable for plasmonics applications at optical frequencies but exhibit reasonable conductivities at THz frequencies. Results and Significance: Liquid metals and well-developed microfluidic technology can be used successfully to create useful devices in a frequency range commonly referred to as the “gap in the electromagnetic spectrum.”